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Discrimination in America
Native American Experiences

Summary

DISCRIMINATION IN AMERICA: Native American Experiences
Presented in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and NPR
Brief Video Highlight

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

How do Native Americans experience discrimination in daily life? A new poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health illuminates Native Americans’ personal experiences with discrimination. The report reveals that more than a third of Native Americans and their family members have experienced slurs and violence, and close to a third have faced discrimination in the workplace and when interacting with police. The poll also reveals that Native Americans who live in majority-Native areas are significantly more likely to experience this kind of discrimination.

This poll is one a series of reports that surveyed additional groups, including Latinos, Asian Americans, African Americans, white Americans, men, women, and LGBTQ adults, on their experiences with discrimination.

Part of: Policy Controversies.

Presented in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and NPR

Background Articles

  • Resource Collection: Health and Native American Experiences
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Moderator

Joe Neel
Deputy Senior Supervising Editor and a Correspondent on the Science Desk, NPR

Expert Participants

Robert Blendon
Richard L. Menschel Professor of Public Health and Professor of Health Policy and Political Analysis, Emeritus

Stephanie Fryberg
Associate Professor for American Indian Studies and Psychology, University of Washington

Michael Painter
Senior Program Officer, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Former Chief of Medical Staff at the Seattle Indian Health Board

Yvette Roubideaux
Director of the National Congress of American Indians Policy Research Center and Former Director, Indian Health Service

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